Oviposición de Stenorrhina degenhardti (Serpentes: Colubridae) en un nido de Acromyrmex octospinosus (Hymenoptera: formicidae)

ABSTRACT: During excavation of a leaf-cutter nest (Acromyrmex octospinosus), we discovered a clutch laid by the colubrid snake Stenorrhina degenhardti. The eggs and the bulk of the ant nest were transferred to a laboratory at the University of Antioquia for rearing. The ants not only tolerated the s...

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Autores:
Velásquez Múnera, Eliana
Ortiz Reyes, Adriana
Páez Nieto, Vivian Patricia
Guzmán Restrepo, Gloria Elena
Tipo de recurso:
Article of investigation
Fecha de publicación:
2008
Institución:
Universidad de Antioquia
Repositorio:
Repositorio UdeA
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/21099
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/10495/21099
https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/actbio/article/view/4745
Palabra clave:
Hormigas
Ants
Acromyrmex octospinosus
Formicidae
Serpientes
Serpentes
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_29889
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_517
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_14209
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openAccess
License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/co/
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Summary:ABSTRACT: During excavation of a leaf-cutter nest (Acromyrmex octospinosus), we discovered a clutch laid by the colubrid snake Stenorrhina degenhardti. The eggs and the bulk of the ant nest were transferred to a laboratory at the University of Antioquia for rearing. The ants not only tolerated the snake clutch within their growth chamber, but the workers also actively used the eggs as structures to support symbiotic fungal growth. The lack of aggression to both the ovipositing female (presumably) and emerging neonates suggests that this association may represent more than a merely commensal association and deserves further study.